Cerity Partners LLC Has $1.74 Million Stock Holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 51.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 191,485 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 65,164 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,744,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 124.8% in the first quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 6,859 shares of the bank’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 3,808 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 120.9% during the third quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 11,037 shares of the bank’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 6,040 shares in the last quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 66.7% during the third quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the bank’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 2,800 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $58,000. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $68,000. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Barclays downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 1.5 %

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock opened at $10.80 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $64.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.33. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 1-year low of $6.47 and a 1-year high of $12.20. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last released its earnings results on Monday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $8.01 billion during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 27.15% and a return on equity of 14.85%. Research analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be given a $0.1695 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 8th. This represents a yield of 4.3%. This is an increase from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.17. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.64%.

About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA provides retail banking, wholesale banking, and asset management services in the United States, Spain, Mexico, Turkey, South America, and internationally. The company offers savings account, demand deposits, and time deposits; and loan products, such as residential mortgages, other households, credit card loans, loans to enterprises and public sector, as well as consumer finance.